ST6 sketching tab

First of all I am retired and not always the smartest at using a computer. I downloaded ST6 in 2013 and tried to teach myself and failed. Yesterday I purchased an ST6 manual by Larneasy and on page 4 it shows a sketching tab, my version of ST6 does not have this and I cannot find it. What is he solution? Any suggestions would be welcome

Re: ST6 sketching tab

Thanks for the quick and helpful reply. To get to synchronous mode themanual states to go to the Sketching or Home tab. The problem is I do nothave a sketching tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen and if I clickon the Home tab a sketching tab does not appear.

On my downloaded version the following tabs are on the ribbon. Home, Tables,View, Inspect, Tool, View. The illustration in the book shows Home,Sketching, Surfacing, PMI, Simulation, Inspection, Tool, View.

Re: ST6 sketching tab

To see which version of ST6 you are using, click the help icon in the upper right corner of SE. This opens a Solid Edge Help window. In the upper right corner of the new window, click on About Solid Edge. The about Solid Edge window shows version at the top, and lists the modules you are licensed to use.

Re: ST6 sketching tab

Solid Edge free 2D Drafting is not the same as full-fledged drafting in the complete software package. You will see many, many menu differences from your training material (for full-fledged ST6) to the free 2D version you have.

Your Home tab in your 2D version has most all of the groups that the Sketching tab would have in the complete software. This includes Draw, Relate, Intellisketch, Dimension, etc... You can probably still go through a majority of the drafting tutorial sections- just know you'll have to adapt when lessons use functions you don't have access to, or use commands that are in different places.

The Command Finder at the bottom right of the software window will allow you to type in commands you are looking for, like "Circle", and hitting enter will bring up a list of possible commands related to your keyword. This will be a good tool in helping you find commands that are in different tabs from where your Tutorials will say.

This is the 2D free Ribbon bar:

This is the full-fledged Sketching Ribbon bar. Note that most everything on the sketching tab is on your Home bar instead: